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American climber among two dead after fall from New Zealand’s highest mountain
(Reuters) -The bodies of two climbers, including one from the U.S., have been recovered after the pair fell to their deaths from New Zealand’s highest mountain during a summit attempt, […]
Taiwan president says he will propose extra $40 billion in defence spending
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will introduce a $40 billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself, President Lai Ching-te said in a Washington Post op-ed essay. Read full […]
Exclusive-How Gabbard’s ‘hunters’ pounced on secret CIA warehouse for Kennedy files
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The officials arrived at the secret CIA archival facility in the Washington area one morning in early April. Their mission: to seize still-classified CIA files on the assassinations […]
U.S. consumer confidence index falls sharply in November
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index released on Tuesday stood at 88.7 in November, down 6.8 points from 95.5 in October. Read full […]
Egypt’s SCzone attracts 11.6-bln-USD investments in 3.5 years, half from China: chairman
CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCzone) has attracted investments totaling 11.6 billion U.S. dollars over the past three and a half years, with Chinese investors […]
Cuba mulls new measures to entice foreign investment amid crisis
HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba is considering a raft of measures to attract foreign investment by creating a “simpler, more agile and more transparent” business climate, a minister said on Tuesday, as […]
Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Space Force has awarded about a half dozen small Golden Dome contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes, kicking off a race for future deals worth […]
Russian drones injure seven, cause mass damage in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
(Reuters) -Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia late on Tuesday, triggering fires, injuring at least seven people and badly damaging buildings and […]
Six injured as cylinder explosion hits apartment block in Romania
BUCHAREST, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — Six people were injured on Tuesday after an explosion in a ground-floor apartment in Buftea, a town outside Bucharest, authorities said. Read full story Date: […]
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Twenty-four girls who were abducted from a government boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been released, the state governor’s media aide said on Tuesday. Read […]